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The Lively Accretion Disk in NGC 2992. III. Tentative Evidence of Rapid Ultrafast Outflow Variability

The Astrophysical Journal, 2023
We report on the 2019 XMM-Newton+NuSTAR monitoring campaign of the Seyfert galaxy NGC 2992, observed at one of its highest flux levels in the X-rays.
Alfredo Luminari, Andrea Marinucci, Stefano Bianchi, Barbara de Marco, Chiara Feruglio, Giorgio Matt, Riccardo Middei, Emanuele Nardini, Enrico Piconcelli, Simonetta Puccetti, Francesco Tombesi   +10 more
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Narrow Fe–Kα Reverberation Mapping Unveils the Deactivated Broad-line Region in a Changing-look Active Galactic Nucleus

The Astrophysical Journal, 2023
“Changing-look active galactic nuclei” (CLAGNs) are known to change their apparent types between types 1 and 2, usually accompanied by a drastic change in their luminosity on timescales of years.
Hirofumi Noda, Taisei Mineta, Takeo Minezaki, Hiroaki Sameshima, Mitsuru Kokubo, Taiki Kawamuro, Satoshi Yamada, Takashi Horiuchi, Hironori Matsumoto, Makoto Watanabe, Kumiko Morihana, Yoichi Itoh, Koji S. Kawabata, Yasushi Fukazawa   +13 more
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Testing Physical Scenarios for the Reflection Features of Type-1 AGNs using XMM-Newton and NuSTAR Simultaneous Observations

The Astrophysical Journal, 2023
Above ∼3 keV, the X-ray spectrum of active galactic nuclei (AGNs) is characterized by the intrinsic continuum and Compton reflection features. For type-1 AGNs, several regions may contribute to the reflection.
César Ivan Victoria-Ceballos, Omaira González-Martín, Josefa Masegosa, Anna Lia Longinotti, Donaji Esparza-Arredondo, Natalia Osorio-Clavijo   +5 more
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AMUSE-Antlia. I. Nuclear X-Ray Properties of Early-type Galaxies in a Dynamically Young Galaxy Cluster

The Astrophysical Journal, 2023
To understand the formation and growth of supermassive black holes (SMBHs) and their coevolution with host galaxies, it is essential to know the impact of environment on the activity of active galactic nuclei (AGNs).
Zhensong Hu, Yuanyuan Su, Zhiyuan Li, Kelley M. Hess, Ralph P. Kraft, William R. Forman, Paul E. J. Nulsen, Sarrvesh S. Sridhar, Andra Stroe, Junhyun Baek, Aeree Chung, Dirk Grupe, Hao Chen, Jimmy A. Irwin, Christine Jones, Scott W. Randall, Elke Roediger   +16 more
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A Reemerging Bright Soft X-Ray State of the Changing-look Active Galactic Nucleus 1ES 1927+654: A Multiwavelength View

The Astrophysical Journal, 2023
1ES1927+654 is a nearby active galactic nucleus (AGN) that has shown an enigmatic outburst in optical/UV followed by X-rays, exhibiting strange variability patterns at timescales of months to years.
Ritesh Ghosh, Sibasish Laha, Eileen Meyer, Agniva Roychowdhury, Xiaolong Yang, J. A. Acosta–Pulido, Suvendu Rakshit, Shivangi Pandey, Josefa Becerra González, Ehud Behar, Luigi C. Gallo, Francesca Panessa, Stefano Bianchi, Fabio La Franca, Nicolas Scepi, Mitchell C. Begelman, Anna Lia Longinotti, Elisabeta Lusso, Samantha Oates, Matt Nicholl, S. Bradley Cenko, Brendan O’Connor, Erica Hammerstein, Jincen Jose, Krisztina Éva Gabányi, Federica Ricci, Sabyasachi Chattopadhyay   +26 more
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BASS. XXII. The BASS DR2 AGN Catalog and Data

The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, 2022
We present the active galactic nucleus (AGN) catalog and optical spectroscopy for the second data release of the Swift BAT AGN Spectroscopic Survey (BASS DR2).
Michael J. Koss, Claudio Ricci, Benny Trakhtenbrot, Kyuseok Oh, Jakob S. den Brok, Julian E. Mejía-Restrepo, Daniel Stern, George C. Privon, Ezequiel Treister, Meredith C. Powell, Richard Mushotzky, Franz E. Bauer, Tonima T. Ananna, Mislav Baloković, Rudolf E. Bär, George Becker, Patricia Bessiere, Leonard Burtscher, Turgay Caglar, Enrico Congiu, Phil Evans, Fiona Harrison, Marianne Heida, Kohei Ichikawa, Nikita Kamraj, Isabella Lamperti, Fabio Pacucci, Federica Ricci, Rogério Riffel, Alejandra F. Rojas, Kevin Schawinski, Matthew J. Temple, C. Megan Urry, Sylvain Veilleux, Jonathan Williams   +34 more
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A UV to X-Ray View of Soft Excess in Type 1 Active Galactic Nuclei. II. Broadband Correlations

The Astrophysical Journal
The physical origin of soft X-ray excess (SE) is a long-lasting question, with two prevailing theories—“warm corona” and “ionized reflection”—dominating the discussion.
Shi-Jiang Chen, Jun-Xian Wang, Jia-Lai Kang, Wen-Yong Kang, Hao Sou, Teng Liu, Zhen-Yi Cai, Zhen-Bo Su   +7 more
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Feasibility Study for Application of Digitized Henize Mt. Wilson Michigan Southern Sky Hα$$ \boldsymbol{\alpha} $$ Survey Low‐Dispersive Spectral Plates for Searches for Anomalous and Highly Redshifted Objects

Astronomische Nachrichten, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The goal of this study is to confirm the feasibility of the use of digitized low dispersive MtWilson Michigan Southern Sky Hα$$ \alpha $$ survey astronomical photographic plates for modern astrophysical research. The detection of highly redshifted objects, such as early galaxies and quasars, is fundamental to understanding the universe's ...
Tauseef Ahmad Zafar, René Hudec, Marta Mara Merono Vidagany, Fehmi Mejri   +3 more
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Fast X-Ray Variability from the Coronae of Supermassive Black Holes

The Astrophysical Journal Letters
We present the first systematic study of short-timescale X-ray variability in radio-quiet active galactic nuclei (AGN), utilizing archival Chandra observations of approximately 3000 broad-line AGN selected from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey and Dark ...
Xiurui Zhao, Luca Comisso, Stefano Marchesi, Marco Ajello, Elias Kammoun, Yue Shen, Qiaoya Wu   +6 more
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Ultrafast Transitions in X‐Ray Irradiated Solids

Contributions to Plasma Physics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In this review, we present current developments on modeling ultrafast transitions in solids triggered by intense, atto‐ to femtosecond pulses from X‐ray free electron lasers. This specific irradiation regime requires dedicated simulation tools based on theoretical and computational methods, involving the elements of classical and quantum ...
Sebastião Antunes, Konrad J. Kapcia, Vladimir Lipp, Beata Ziaja   +3 more
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